I took a few moments out of Chicago Ideas Week’s busy days and sat down with Howard Tullman, President and founder of Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy (TFA) to talk about what TFA is and what Chicago Ideas Week means to him.
Tribeca Flashpoint Academy is also a BizSpark Network Partner and is already producing amazing BizSpark startups.
A packed crowd gathered in Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art to listen to eight panelists discuss how to impact the world and your bottom-line. Chicago Ideas Week‘s sold out Social Entrepreneurship panel challenged the audience to harness their inspiration and start their own social ventures.
We wanted to continue the social entrepreneurship conversation by taking a closer look at the people and businesses behind the mic.
I have to say that I was not expecting the kind of day I had at the first Chicago Ideas Week (CIW). While I know I would not have invested as much as I have into an event I did not believe in (Microsoft is a Founding Sponsor of CIW), I had no idea that the first day would blow me away as much as it did today.
I am excited to be a part of a week long of amazing speakers and events kicking off today. Chicago Ideas Week is bringing together some of the most amazing speakers from all over the world and showcasing everything from entrepreneurs, innovation, art, technology… you name it, it’s got it.
bizspark camp chiacago set to take place at the chicago illinois technology association starting with a networking reception. more details coming soon.
if you are a student looking to participate in one of the coolest technology competitions in the world, the imagine cup is for you. Simply put, imagine cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. Beginning with local and regional competitions, Imagine Cup 2011 comes to an exciting finale at the Worldwide Finals held in New York City, United States from July 8-13, 2011. I have been talking to some universities and students who are still looking for more information on what exactly imagine cup is and how they can participate. since I knew I was not the guy with all the answers, I reached out to the guy that might. martin schray is heading up an effort to enlist quality US teams to participate and dominate the competitions. Here is what he sent me.
just in case you were one of those unlucky ones that did not get your pre-order in time to snatch up a kinect, if you live in the chicagoland area, then you can still pre-order one from the new oakbrook store and pick it up on the grand opening this thursday (11/4) that also is the day kinect launches. all you have to do is send an email to oakbrookreservations@microsoft.com and say “gorbett said to reserve me a kinect!” just make sure you make it to the store by 9pm this thursday to claim your reservation.
join us for a day of festivities beginning at 9:30 am. the weekend will be filled with fun events, give-aways, special in-store offers and free tickets to a special concert as we celebrate becoming a member of the chicagoland community. Play kinect, experience windows phone, explore our new computers and laptops, and find something fantastic for everyone on your gift list.
you have to love how bizspark rolls in chicago. at the windows phone 7 developer launch event held at the swiss hotel in chicago yesterday. if you are interested in building a startup to build windows phone 7 apps, check out the bizspark program.
